15+ Realistic Mods for Better Gameplay & Storytelling
By Ashley Plays
Here is a list of mods I’ve recently added to my game for realistic and improved gameplay.
Mods/Programs to Improve UI/Gameplay:
Clean Launcher App (Windows)
Better World Select
Dynamic Clouds Loading Screen
Instant Upgrade Objects
Overrides:
Freshen Up Animation Override
Celebrity Pose Animation Override
Coffee & Tea Override
All Tea Moods
Cakes Retexture
Computer Animation Override
Eating at the Table Animation Override
Gameplay & Storytelling Mods:
Hang Out & Chat on the Bed (Public Access: Dec. 14th)
I’ve been doing some field work with geologists this winter and I’m kind of amazed by how these dudes can pick up a handful of dirt and talk about it for an hour using terms I’ve never heard of. Like wow you see a whole universe in there that I don’t. The world is truly full of beauty and we only comprehend a fraction of it.
bitch this is all you’re gonna get. this life, this face, this body. you better not ‘maybe in another universe’ your way out of everything. sit your ass down and face this. go make tea and have a picnic and read a goddamn book. kiss your loved ones, send that damn text, and hug your siblings. this is all you’re gonna get.
daybreak, nightfall, & the moments that happen in between by gemgirl28 - E, one-shot - Hermione and Draco’s relationship is too new to tell any of their friends, but that hasn’t stopped him from finding a place in her life. She finds she quite enjoys starting and ending her days with him at her side. The thought should scare her, but staying away sounds worse.
on-again, off-again by sodamnrad - E, one-shot - Granger, Why does everyone think we’re dating? - Draco I’m handling it. –Hermione That doesn’t answer my question. Hermione starts a rumour, and Draco winds up with a pretend girlfriend. And when they break up, they can't help but get back together again, and again, and again.
Rivers of Whiskey and Honey by charingfae - E, one-shot - Draco has been pretending to date Hermione for two months and four days. Which, in his mind, is two months and four days too long, and one eternity short of long enough. He isn't prepared to run into her on his solo morning walk after their latest 'date'. Or for her to trail her fingers down his arm and lean in to kiss him... Cozy, fluffy, smut.
The Professor and the Librarian by So_scarlett_maroon - E, one-shot - The first time Draco saw her, she was sitting in a reading nook, flipping through a children's book. The sun was shining through the windows behind her, lighting up her brown curls to show off their golden highlights. He felt drawn to her. He wanted to walk right up and say hello that second, but Scorpius pulled him down an aisle. “I need a bunny book Dad!” he said, as he tugged Draco’s hand. --- Draco is back in the UK after years spent in France at Beauxbatons. He sees a woman at the Rowena Ravenclaw Public Wizarding library and is desperate to know more about her.
Natural As A Dream by simplifiedemotions - M, one-shot - She knows, she knows, she knows, and still she falls asleep in the comfort of his warm body, only waking up briefly so that he can take her home. She knows, she knows, she knows, that as he tucks her into bed and takes off her heels that he’s only being a good friend, so much as Draco Malfoy can be a friend to anyone. She closes her eyes and lets sleep take her, wishing that the hand that softly strokes her cheek is real. Or: Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy yearn for each other over the course of ten-plus years and several weddings.
Mayhem in a Maelstrom by Emma Jordan Hart (Wailzy) - E, one-shot - Near Halloween, the trio get stranded in an empty barn during a thunderstorm. Dreomione PWP, muggle!AU [Draco Hermione x Theo]
behind the façade of friendship by riddikulus_puff - E, one-shot - Hermione Granger was pretty sure that the deal settled between herself and her previously named "sworn enemy", Draco Malfoy, was a good idea. Friends with benefits always went one hundred per cent the way you wanted to and always worked out for the couple, right? The movies were proof that feelings would never develop and yet, of course, Hermione was stupid for thinking that things would be fine if Draco and Hermione just slept together. No strings attached. Yet, feelings were bubbling, the beginnings of everything that could destroy everything Hermione and Draco had tried hiding from each other.
Castle of glass by pinkhairandbooks - E, one-shot - His eyes stayed glued to the sky for less than two minutes before they slid back to the witch who had been ruling all his thoughts for years. He couldn’t stop himself: no matter how hard he tried his eyes always found her, even among a crowd of her doppelgangers his gaze would land on her, as if attracted by a magnet. The witch was curled up on her side, her right shoulder rising and lowering due to her regular breaths and, watching her so helpless and relaxed while sleeping, suddenly the urge to give in to his worst impulses became too strong. He drank three more long sips of Firewhisky and then stood up, checking to make sure that all the other participants in that sort of bonfire were asleep before stealthily approaching Granger’s sleeping bag
Catch and Release by WillowingScribe1709 - M, one-shot - Hermione and Draco meet at a farmer's market on a cold, rainy November morning. Coincidence? Surely not. Once he catches her, he has her. Let the chase begin!
Pulling Leaves Off Trees by hauntedde (excitedde) - M, one-shot - Hermione and Draco find each other across four Autumns. A scent obsessed little love story.
Home Sweet Hogsmeade by flowerfem - E, one-shot - Hermione didn't hesitate to return to Hogwarts for Eighth Year but when Draco Malfoy became her roommate, things became interesting. A short story focused on the immaculate vibes of first term at Hogwarts. Prompts: rain soaked, lingerie, roommates
Lovely Plan by VineHawthorn - E, one-shot - Jealous Hermione encounters a very smug Draco and smut ensues.
Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest 2024:
when we kissed the professor by riddikulus_puff - E, one-shot - It had been a long week. And it was only about to get longer for Professor Hermione Granger. [Draco x Hermione x Theo]
Strike A Match, Let Him Burn by sodamnrad - E, one-shot - When Draco returns home from Durmstrang, he falls into a hard and fast sexual relationship with the beautiful witch he meets at the bar. The only issue is that she’s a Mudblood, and he’s a Malfoy.
atonement by takenbytheview - E, one-shot - “You weren’t supposed to see that.” “I know.” “It’s— it’s the wrong version. It was never meant to be read.” “Well. I read it.” Another pause. He finally meets her eyes, resigned. “I know.”
Some Kind of Magic by Dizzle00 - E, one-shot - “Nice jumper, Granger,” Blaise commented, wiggling his eyebrows once at Malfoy, who responded with a two-finger salute and kept walking. “Oi Draco. Didn’t realize you and Granger shared a favorite Quidditch team,” called Theo, his tone sly and teasing. Hermione brushed off their comments, assuming they were just giving Malfoy a hard time as Slytherins were wont to do. “It’s Ron’s,” she sing-songed back to the irritating Slytherins with whom she’d actually become rather friendly, granting them an eye roll, missing the sudden expression of distressed understanding cross over Malfoy’s face. Or Hermione borrows Ron’s jumper with surprising results. The Falmouth Falcons are his favorite team, right?
Tea Shop Date by LunaP999, Wanderingfair - E, one-shot - Draco convinces Hermione to go on a fake date for his Witch Weekly column. There is nothing fake about their chemistry.
Fall(ing) in love by gemgirl28 - E, one-shot - Overwhelmed and tired, Hermione slips away during a dinner party to collect her thoughts. Unfortunately, she isn't left alone for long. Then again, maybe it isn't so unfortunate after all.
Rose-Coloured Glasses by its_nott_me - E, one-shot - Draco couldn’t see. And that was a problem because normally he could see just fine—at least with the aid of his eyeglasses—but at that moment, all he could see was white. Draco flapped his hands in front of his face as he gasped for a breath of fresh air, and when that wasn’t returning his sight, he reached up to clear away the layer of condensation that had accumulated on his lenses. “Ack!” Draco fumbled his fingers wildly over his face and his thumb caught the corner of his eyeglasses near his temple. They clattered pitifully to the stone floor. He squeezed his eyes shut for good measure. Granger wasn't wearing clothes.
closing walls and ticking clocks by thisisdd (thisisnotdd) - E, one-shot - He stood up to investigate, pivoting on his heel, and forward-marched to the general direction of where the sound came from when, from the corner of his eye, Draco noticed something odd. A framed special edition of the Prophet, dated 01 January 2010, hung on one of the walls nearest the pedestal. Golden Girl Gone Bad? Hermione Granger seen cosied up with Former Death Eater Draco Malfoy at Ministry New Year’s Gala This had to have been a sick, elaborate prank. ; or, Draco touches a time turner and deals with the consequences.
Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest 2025:
Jaws of the Lion by Back_to_Fanfic - E, one-shot - “Our first time is not going to be on a sofa,” He must have been reading her thoughts. “You deserve better than that. “ Her heart warmed and she let him help her up and followed him down the hall to the bedroom. She had a moment to take in dark wood furniture and cream-colored bedding before he had pressed himself up behind her and began trailing kisses down her neck. “Go sit on the bed,” His voice had dropped even lower than normal and it made her shiver. Hermione was quick to comply, turning to face him before hopping up on the bed.Draco approached and, instead of leaning in to kiss her again, he dropped to his knees before her, easing her legs apart. She started, realizing what he was intending to do.
The Pomegranates by Ms_Tavers - E, one-shot - After the war, Hermione opens a bookshop and cuts herself off from everyone. Then, one day, out of nowhere comes Draco Malfoy, a crate of his dead mother's books and not much else left in him. Much like the stray cats that keep her company, she can't seem to get rid of him.Between tea and book readings, taste the seeds and follow the path to freedom.
